Communicating and Reporting on an Evaluation - Guidelines and Tools

understanding and learning occur when evaluation processes and findings are effectively communicated and reported. Active involvement of evaluation stakeholders in all phases of an evaluation ensures ownership and use.
A communicating and reporting strategy includes a final written evaluation report as well as other interactive communication and reporting formats to help ensure understanding and use.
Communicating and Reporting on an Evaluation aims to help PVO staff facilitate learning among individuals, groups, and organizations by communicating and reporting evaluation processes and findings more effectively. Successful experience shows that communicating and reporting an evaluation needs
to be planned from the start, assigned a budget and resources, and include activities to be conducted throughout the evaluation process. Reporting formats should be varied, tailored to what the audience needs to know, and provided at the right time. Written formats should use clear, jargon-free language and include visuals such as graphs, charts, tables, photos and/or illustrations.